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. in pagan's case, he had ordered the mongol governor of dali to tighten control of the borderlands, and in january 1271 to send a mission to pagan to demand tribute. the tribute he demanded was nominal. given his higher priority preoccupations elsewhere, the emperor was not looking to replace the regime at pagan. at the border, the ruler of the wa and palaung regions submitted to the mongols. when the mongol envoys led by qidai tuoyin showed up, the pagan court led by chief minister ananda pyissi was well aware of the military power of the mongols and advised king narathi